Habitat Challenge Quilt/ Bloggers' Quilt Festival

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Habitat Challenge Quilt- October 2011 {Pattern- My Own}

 

This is the quilt I designed for the Habitat Challenge that the MQG did this year. I can honestly say that quilt composition definitely makes the difference when it comes to liking the fabrics. I was less than thrilled with the fabric for the challenge, but it is a challenge after all, so I decided to go with it. This is my first attempt at working with triangles. I had originally planned on not outlining the triangles and it would be more of an off-set "flying geese" type pattern, but once I cut it and laid it all out, I felt that it needed a little more detail. That's where the outlines come in. Let me tell you, those outlines were a complete headache but totally worth it!

There were so many awesome quilts at our challenge reveal! I was amazed at how many different quilts could be inspired from one line of fabric! All of the ladies at the STLMQG did a fantastic job on their quilts. You should hop on over to their Flickr page (linked from their blog) and check them out!

Habitat Challenge Quilt Back

(This quilt has been finished for a few weeks now, but I was saving it for the Fall 2011 Blogger's Quilt Festival!)